Chef dies from lethal dose of laughing gas

A chef died of a laughing gas overdose, soon after learning he was to become a father for the first time, it was revealed today.

Jordan Guise was found dead by his boss, former England 7s rugby international Johnny Howard, after he had taken the lethal dose of nitrous oxide at his French apartment.

The 21 year old had been working as head chef at La Charnière in Beziers, southern France. He had just told his mother, Leesa Malpas, the news that his girlfriend was expecting in September.

‘We were laughing and joking with him,’ she told The Kidderminster Shuttle. ‘He phoned and told us on the Tuesday and died on the Thursday.

‘Jordan didn’t turn up for work so Johnny went round and found him in his flat. We do know that he died painlessly. He was very relaxed.’

The talented chef had learned his trade at The Granary Hotel in Shenstone, Worcestershire, before Mr Howard offered him a job in his new venture. He was promoted to head chef within a fortnight of arriving last August.

‘He lived his dream – to be a head chef in France. He was passionate about his work and was very proud of himself, as were his family, friends and work colleagues,’ Ms Malpas said.

He died on February 6 and a French coroner recorded a verdict of accidental death. An inquest in England has been opened and adjourned. The mother of his unborn baby has returned to Britain.